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AAFC
A guide
to websites on business customs and etiquette abroad. Indispensable.
http://sea.agr.ca/export/e2729.htm
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About.com
Etiquette
tips for trips on corporate jets.
http://businesstravel.about.com/library/weekly/aa013001a.htm
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About.com
Etiquette
tips on Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands
and Sweden.
http://goeurope.about.com/library/planner/blp_etiquette_countries.htm
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Arabian
Business and Cultural Guide
A 200 page
guide to Arab culture and business practice that covers topics
including public and private behaviour, greeting women, gift
giving, admiring objects, the concept of "face" and clothing.
http://www.traderscity.com/abcg/
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Asian
Business Codewords
Selected
articles on Asian business culture and etiquette.
http://www.apmforum.com/columns/boye.htm
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AskMen.com
Business
etiquette for several major trading countries such as Mexico,
China and Germany.
http://www.askmen.com/money/career/20_career.html
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BusinessCulture.com
This series
of reports on business customs, etiquette, cross-cultural
communication, proper gifts, negotiating tactics, business
culture, manners, business entertainment and much more, can
be purchased online.
http://www.businessculture.com
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Businesstravelogue.com
Select
your area of interest: international business etiquette, business
protocols, do's and don'ts - including taboos and gestures
- dining etiquette, cross-cultural negotiation, travel advice
and business advice.
http://businesstravelogue.com/categories.html
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Emily
Post's Etiquette - 1922
Timeless
etiquette tips from an American expert of yester year, Emily
Post. Everything from etiquette in business and politics to
how to behave when travelling abroad is covered.
http://www.bartleby.com/95/
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Epinions.com
Interesting
article on bribery etiquette in developing countries.
http://www.epinions.com/content_2025169028
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ExecutivePlanet.com
Tips on
business etiquette and culture for the international traveller.
Do you know the correct way to accept a business card in Japan?
http://www.executiveplanet.com/community/default.asp
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Family
Education
Tips on
making a good impression in a hotel, be it a luxury or commercial
establishment.
http://life.familyeducation.com/hotels/travel/49064.html
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Getcustoms.com
Notes on
dressing for success, buying appropriate business gifts, gestures
foreigners may find confusing, and bowing, kissing and shaking
hands at the right time.
http://www.getcustoms.com/articles.html
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globalEDGE
Online
guide to international addresses and salutations.
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/offsite.asp?URL=
http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebspage%2Ecom%2 Faddress%2Ehtml&ResourceCategoryID=17&
CategoryTitleText=Reference%3A+Culture
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Japan
Etiquette Links
General,
table, bath and business manners explained. Also includes
Japanese etiquette links.
http://www.expage.com/japeti/
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Kwintessential
Basic advice
on making a good impression at the dining table in Germany,
Japan, Turkey, America and the Middle East.
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/cultural-services/articles/cross-cultural-dining-etiquette.html
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Learn2.com
Learn to
use chopsticks in two easy steps.
http://www.learn2.com/06/0607/0607.asp
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Lonlely
Planet
Tips on
travelling to Muslim countries during Ramadan.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travel_intelligence/ramadan.htm
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MaryBosrock.com
The top
ten international faux pas.
http://www.marybosrock.com/fauxpas.htm
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Monster.com
A collection
of country-specific articles on etiquette and culture abroad,
as well more general ones on issues such as gift giving, linguistic
faux pas, and karaoke business meetings. The site also includes
an amusing section where members of the public reveal their
most embarrassing cultural faux pas.
http://workabroad.monster.com/archives/etiquette/
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Oregon
Economic & Community Development Department
This site
is primarily designed to offer country and market information
on America's major trading partners. However, it also offers
a wealth of tips on business and travel etiquette for those
countries. To find the tips, choose a country, go to the section
marked "Additional Resources", and then click on the appropriate
link.
http://www.econ.state.or.us/oregontrade/
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Speak
Mandarin Campaign
This site
from Singapore, designed to promote the world's most spoken
language, contains a useful section on basic business Mandarin.
http://mandarin.org.sg/html/home.htm
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Studyabroad.com
Aimed at
students, but of interest to everyone, this article discusses
cultural differences and how best to accommodate them.
http://www.studyabroad.com/handbook/cultdiff.html
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Understanding
Color
Information
about what colours mean in different cultures. For instance,
white is associated with purity and virtue in the West, but
in much of the East it is the colour of death and mourning.
It could prove handy when deciding what colours to wear abroad.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/travel_intelligence/ramadan.htm
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WWIO
International
gift giving protocol.
http://certificate.net/wwio/biz22.shtml
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